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Inclusion Statement

This project sheds light on mental health issues in the Black community. It couldn't have been made without the talent and contributions of a dynamic group of women and men of diverse backgrounds. We need your support to finish this project so we can make the feature-length version of the film.

About The Project

The Project

Mr. Talented is a one-take short film that follows a space-obsessed, 27-year-old black photographer who is determined to reach the apex of the art world. He’s worked tirelessly and unsuccessfully to have his photography exhibited at the prestigious Baldner gallery and he believes that one man stands in the way of making his ambitious dream come true: Tom Sorenson, head curator of Baldner. Mr. Talented hosts a self-exhibit at a local gallery to get Tom's attention and stamp of approval which leads to an unfortunate chain of events.

The Campaign

In December of 2017, we shot the short film Mr. Talented with an incredible cast and crew in Los Angeles. The film is a concept short that will be used to garner attention and support so we can make a feature-length version of the film. We independently raised the funds to shoot Mr. Talented, but we're now asking for your financial support so we can edit and complete post-production.

Your support will help us pay for the following:

Editing

Sound Design

VFX

Color Correction

Original Score

Festival Submission Fees

The Writer/Director/Producer

Rochée Jeffrey is a writer/director who hails originally from Jamaica. While attending Howard University, she won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Music Video Direction. She went on to direct the first scripted one-hour drama in Belize, Noh Matta Wat. Her one-hour pilot, Welcome to America, was a semifinalist for the ScreenCraft Fellowship in 2014, and a finalist for Issa Rae's ColorCreative.tv’s drama cycle. Rochée’s one-hour pilot, Unique State of Mind, co-written with her writing partner, was featured on WeForShe’s 2016 list of the Best Pilots Written by Women. She is a 2017 Film Independent Project Involve Screenwriting Fellow, FOX's 2017 HBCU Fellow and a 2018 Humanitas Prize New Voices Semi-Finalist. Rochée was a staff writer on VH1’s dramedy series Daytime Divas, which premiered in 2017, the Step Up series on YouTube Red and she is currently staffed on Showtime's Golden Globe-nominated series, SMILF. Rochée is represented by Josh Hornstock, Allysa Lanz and Peter Dodd at UTA, and Lucy Stutz at Rain Management Group.

Our Star/Producer

J. Mallory McCree a native of Detroit, MI, has been paving his way towards stardom. After attending Rutgers University, earning a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts (Calista Flockhart, Sebastian Stan, Mike Coulter), J. Mallory moved to New York City. Right out of school he booked roles in New York's premiere off-broadway houses such as Signature Theatre and Playwright's Horizons. Soon after, McCree would make his Broadway debut in the all black revival of, A Streetcar Named Desire. Acquiring a strong background in theatre, J. has broken through to film and television. Some of McCree’s most notable roles include: Sekou Bah on Season 6 of Homeland; Charlie on the first season of Quantico; and Cole in Marvel’s, The Defenders. Other prominent projects include Show Me A Hero, From Nowhere (SXSW 2016 Audience Award Winner), Who Are We Now (Tiff), Cloned (Cannes). www.jmallorymccree.com

Incentives

$10

Social Media Shout-out

$25

SIGNED POSTCARD

Postcard with Mr. Talented portrait signed by the director + social media shout-out .

$50

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF FILM

You will receive a private link to the film + a social media shout-out

$100

THANK YOU IN CREDITS

A HUGE THANK YOU IN THE CREDITS + Digital download of the film

$250

T-SHIRT

CHOICE OF T-SHIRT + Listed in "Thank You" section of credits + Digital Download of the Film

Claimed: 6 of 50

$500

Custom Tile Bow Tie

We will be providing custom-made tile bow ties from the company Be Great Bowties, (www.begreatbowties.com). The company is founded by Thomas Knox of Date While You Wait. The company is inspired by Tyrelle Shaw who was the original creator of these ties. Our film is inspired by Tyrelle's life. BeGreat Bowties, gives 5% of all their earnings to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

+Thank You Credit

+Digital Download of the Film

Claimed: 2 of 25

$1,000

Screening Event

Everything below this level + an invite to our special screening event with our cast and crew in Los Angeles. *Travel and accomodations are not provided.

Claimed: 1 of 5

$1,500

Photo Session with Iris Ray (Includes all other offers below this level)

Iris Ray is the dynamic photographer behind our Mr. Talented Portraits. We are offering you a one hour portrait session, on location, with 5 fully edited photos and an 8x10 print. You can choose the 5 photos ( from the proofs gallery.) www.irisrayphoto.com

Claimed: 0 of 2

$2,500

Associate Producer Credit

Associate producer credit + Listed in the "thank you" section of the credits + movie poster signed by the cast.

Claimed: 0 of 4

$5,000

Executive Producer Credit

Executive producer credit + listed in the "thank you" section of the credits + invite to one of the festivals where the short screens *flights and accommodations are your responsibility

$1,400 to go

costs $1,400

How much would you like to pledge?

$10

Social Media Shout-out

$25

SIGNED POSTCARD

Postcard with Mr. Talented portrait signed by the director + social media shout-out .

$50

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF FILM

You will receive a private link to the film + a social media shout-out

$100

THANK YOU IN CREDITS

A HUGE THANK YOU IN THE CREDITS + Digital download of the film

$250

T-SHIRT

CHOICE OF T-SHIRT + Listed in "Thank You" section of credits + Digital Download of the Film

Claimed: 6 of 50

$500

Custom Tile Bow Tie

We will be providing custom-made tile bow ties from the company Be Great Bowties, (www.begreatbowties.com). The company is founded by Thomas Knox of Date While You Wait. The company is inspired by Tyrelle Shaw who was the original creator of these ties. Our film is inspired by Tyrelle's life. BeGreat Bowties, gives 5% of all their earnings to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

+Thank You Credit

+Digital Download of the Film

Claimed: 2 of 25

$1,000

Screening Event

Everything below this level + an invite to our special screening event with our cast and crew in Los Angeles. *Travel and accomodations are not provided.

Claimed: 1 of 5

$1,500

Photo Session with Iris Ray (Includes all other offers below this level)

Iris Ray is the dynamic photographer behind our Mr. Talented Portraits. We are offering you a one hour portrait session, on location, with 5 fully edited photos and an 8x10 print. You can choose the 5 photos ( from the proofs gallery.) www.irisrayphoto.com

Claimed: 0 of 2

$2,500

Associate Producer Credit

Associate producer credit + Listed in the "thank you" section of the credits + movie poster signed by the cast.

Claimed: 0 of 4

$5,000

Executive Producer Credit

Executive producer credit + listed in the "thank you" section of the credits + invite to one of the festivals where the short screens *flights and accommodations are your responsibility

Current Team

About This Team

Rochée Jeffrey -

is a writer/director/performer who hails originally from Jamaica. While attending Howard University, she won the Paul Robeson Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Music Video Direction. Her one-hour pilot, Welcome to America, was a semifinalist for the ScreenCraft Fellowship in 2014, and a finalist for Issa Rae's ColorCreative.tv’s drama cycle. Rochée’s one-hour pilot, Unique State of Mind, was featured on WeForShe’s 2016 list of the Best Pilots Written by Women. She is a 2017 Film Independent Project Involve Screenwriting Fellow, FOX's 2017 HBCU Fellow and a 2018 Humanitas Prize Semi-Finalist. Her short film Suitable has screened at festivals throughout the country, including Urbanworld Film Festival and Austin Film Festival. Rochée wrote on the Elite Daily Show sketch series, VH1’s dramedy series Daytime Divas, the Step Up television series on YouTube Red and Showtime's SMILF. In 2017, she sold a feature pitch to Lionsgate. You can find her on stage throughout Los Angeles performing improv with her team, 850 FICO. www.iamrochee.com

Ebony Hardin -

is a Producer, Casting Director, and Performer from Charlotte, North Carolina. As a storyteller, Ebony has worked with a range of content creators in producing original scripted series (Fantasy High, Mixed Company) as well as branded content (Amazon, Netflix, Saatchi & Saatchi). Ebony is deeply connected to the Hollywood casting community through her work on the theatrical releases of Baby Driver (Dir. Edgar Wright), Nocturnal Animals (Dir. Tom Ford), the Oscar-nominated film, Loving (Ruth Negga), Neflix’s series Sense8, among others. Prior to casting projects in Hollywood, Ebony lived in New York City and worked on Broadway musicals (Tara Rubin Casting). Ebony is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama and currently lives in Los Angeles.

J. Mallory McCree -

is an actor an producer. A native of Detroit, MI, J. Mallory has been paving his way towards stardom. After attending Rutgers University, earning a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts (Calista Flockhart, Sebastian Stan, Mike Coulter), J. Mallory moved to New York City. Right out of school he booked roles in New York's premiere off-broadway houses such as Signature Theatre and Playwright's Horizons. Soon after, McCree would make his Broadway debut in the all black revival of, A Streetcar Named Desire. Acquiring a strong background in theatre, J. has broken through to film and television.Some of McCree’s most notable roles include: Sekou Bah on Season 6 of Homeland; Charlie on Season 1 of Quantico; and Cole in Marvel’s, The Defenders. Other prominent projects include Show Me A Hero, From Nowhere (SXSW 2016 Audience Award Winner), Who Are We Now (Tiff), Cloned (Cannes). www.jmallorymccree.com

Kady Kamakate -

Ivoirian American producer Kady Kamakate began he work in production as a PA on music videos, short films, and commercials. Her short film “They Charge For The Sun” directed by Terence Nance through Film Independent’s Project Involve program has been lauded at festivals around the world. Kady produces digital campaigns for the award-winning content studio, Portal A, for brands including Google and Youtube. Kady is a 2017 Project Involve fellow where she was named the inaugural Turner Fellow, awarded to an outstanding filmmaker in the program. Kady's more recent project Leimert Park a series she produced and co-created was recently accepted into the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

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